Tag Archives: Daniel Bard

Of Bard and O’Doul and Ehmke…..

Daniel Bard was atrocious yesterday! He faced a total of 12 batters and gave up exactly one hit. He had two strikeouts and even induced a double play ball right back to him. Hmmmm, not bad you say. I guess not, … Continue reading

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Over the Hump!!!!!

They did it!           http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76RrdwElnTU&feature=related Yes they did, for the first time this year the Red Sox are over .500, following a 6-3 win over the Detroit Tigers last night at Fenway Park! It was their seventh attempt to get over the hump … Continue reading

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“If evolution really works, how come mothers only have two hands”? ~Milton Berle

Happy Mother’s Day….. Louisville Slugger preparing the special bats used throughout Major League Baseball honoring moms on Mothers Day.  Celebrations honoring mothers date back to the times of ancient Greece and the Holy Roman Empire. However the American version of … Continue reading

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Teetering……

Since 1967, the year that transformed the Red Sox from perennial door mats into a winning franchise, the habitants of Fenway Park have had only six years in which they were below .500.   Dick Williams managed the Red Sox from … Continue reading

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Patriots Day, The Boston Marathon, The Red Sox and Fenway Park…..

What do  Johnny Kelley (the Elder), 1935 and 1945. Mike Timlin, 2004. Johnny Kelley (the Younger), 1957 Josh Beckett, 2007 Bill Rogers, 1975, ’78’, ’79’, ’80’. Clay Buchholz, 2008.   Timothy Cherigat , 2004.  Dice K Matsusaka, 2011, and Wesley Korir, … Continue reading

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Lift the Curtain…..

The Red Sox opened their 1912 season April 11th in New York’s Hilltop Park. They did it with a comeback win against the Highlanders and all the runs in the game came in the first and ninth innings. Harry Wolverton … Continue reading

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